Posts by: Jeffrey Blake

Creating an IT Strategy – Management by Maxim

I have heard that 90% of all businesses do not have a written Business Strategy.  Its in their heads - but as an Enterprise Architect how do you extract it so that you can create a viable IT Strategy?  Often times CxOs…

Eight Hybrid Thinking Principles for Enterprise Architects

Coordinate from the outside in. Once the "outside" design is in place, it serves to guide the foundation for inside structures. Pursue a portfolio of strategies.   Evaluate many small bets instead of single large ones Harmonize, rather than optimize.  Enterprise architects learn…

What Does an Enterprise Architect Do ?

Business Technology Strategy What You Know What You Do What You Are Your organization’s business and technology strategy and rationale Your competition (products, strategies and Processes) Your company’s business practices Your Technology Portfolio Influence business strategy Translate business strategy into technical vision…

What is the difference between Architecture and Design?

Architecture Design Essentials dictated by the mission (problem, need or opportunity) and its environment Decisions compatible with the architecture                A different architecture implies a different mission      Different designs may address the same mission    Defines a class of acceptable solutions         Defines a single…

Kim Cameron’s 7 Laws of Identity

1. User Control and Consent: Digital identity systems must only reveal information identifying a user with the user’s consent.  2. Limited Disclosure for Limited Use The solution which discloses the least identifying information and best limits its use is the most stable,…

Ten Topics a Venture Capitalist Cares About

According to Guy Kawasaki The ten topics that a venture capitalist cares about are:1. Problem2. Your solution3. Business model4. Underlying magic/technology5. Marketing and sales6. Competition7. Team8. Projections and milestones9. Status and timeline10. Summary and call to action [Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net] connect…

Guiding Principles for Enterprise Architects

Minimalist Architecture Principle Essentially, the Minimalist Architecture Principle says “if a decision can reasonably be made by someone with a more narrow scope of responsibility, defer the decision to that person or group.” This means that architects only make decisions that require…

NIST Definition of Cloud Computing

On-demand self-service. A consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities, such asserver time and network storage, as needed automatically without requiring human interaction with each service’s provider. Broad network access. Capabilities are available over the network and accessed through standardmechanisms that promote use…

Helpful Facebook Resources

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Five Ways to Organize Information

In his book Information Anxiety, Richard Saul Wurman notes that there are five basic ways to organize information: Alphabet: The organizing principle used by dictionaries and telephone books. Category: The segmentation of things by attribute or functionality, such as color (shirts) or…

10 Places to List Your Local Business

If you have a small business and you have just created a website then you want to started advertising your site.  The best way to get recognition is to have your URL listed on other websites.  The easy way to start is…

Done is the Engine Of More

The Cult of Done Manifesto There are three states of being. Not knowing, action and completion. Accept that everything is a draft. It helps to get it done. There is no editing stage. Pretending you know what you're doing is almost the…
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